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Leveodopa Research Paper

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In year 2000, Arvid Carlsson won a Nobel Prize for his historical discovery of a sensational drug Levodopa (L-DOPA), which is the most effective drug to cure for Parkinson’s disease. Levodopa is a precursor of dopamine, neurotransmitter, which is a chemical substance that passes through a barrier in which circulated blood is separated from the brain fluid initiate in the central nervous system, known as the blood-brain barrier. Nevertheless, the degeneration of cells in the substantia nigra region of the brain decreases the level of dopamine, which leads patients in suffering from depression and stiff muscle.

L-DOPA was injected in Parkinsonian patients, resulting in an incredible effect but temporary. Moreover, patients diagnosed with L-DOPA,

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